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Soldier Made Secret Bet

offbeatApril 25, 2026·93 words·1 min read

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Soldier Made Secret Bet
A soldier in the United States helped catch a president. The president was from Venezuela. His name was Nicolás Maduro. Before this, the soldier bet money online. He bet the president would lose power.
The soldier bet $32,000on a website. He won about $400,000. He used secret information from the army. He knew about the plan. This is not allowed.
The soldier tried to hide. He asked the website to close his page. But the police found him. Now he is in big trouble. He may go to prison for 20 years.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person in the army
n.
leader of a country
n.
put money on a game
n.
not known by others
n.
a place for bad people
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

soldiern.

a person in the army

士兵兵士군인soldadosoldadolínhaskerżołnierzجنديsoldaatсолдат
presidentn.

leader of a country

总统大統領대통령presidentepresidentetổng thốngcumhurbaşkanıprezydentرئيسpresidentпрезидент
betn.

put money on a game

打赌賭け내기apuestaapostađặt cượcbahiszakładرهانweddenschapставка
secretn.

not known by others

秘密的秘密の비밀의secretosecretobí mậtgizlitajnyسريgeheimсекретный
prisonn.

a place for bad people

监狱刑務所감옥prisiónprisãonhà tùhapishanewięzienieسجنgevangenisтюрьма

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The soldier bet money on a website.

2

The soldier lost all his money.

3

The police found the soldier.

4

The soldier may go to prison for 5 years.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How much money did the soldier win?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did the soldier use to know about the plan?

Question 4: Matching

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